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Gallinago ccelestis. — Eesident, nesting on Waterstein and in 

 ether suitable situations. In 1885 I. observed the Snipe 

 " bleating" on July 13 ; presumably the birds were nesting 

 for the second time. 



Gallinago gallinida. — Winter visitant, but Captain Mac- 

 donald considers that the species has become scarce latterly. 

 A Jack Snipe was shot near Hamar in August 1884. 



Tringa alpina. — Casual visitant ; at least I have only once 

 seen the Dunlin in Skye. Mr Dumville Lees and Captain 

 Macdonald have both met with it. 



Tringa striata. — Periodical visitant, observed by Captain 

 Macdonald every year on the Ascribs in May, but not later. 

 In 1883 I observed a pair on an island in Dunvegan Loch on 

 May 16th, evidently on passage. Mr T. Eobertson shot one 

 in winter. 



Tringa canutus. — Casual visitant. To my surprise I found 

 a party of about twenty Knots in grey winter dress haunting 

 the shores of Dunvegan Loch, wherever they could find a little 

 mud, e.g., at the mouth of the Skinidin burn, in January 

 1886. 



Totanus hypoleucos. — Summer visitant, a few pairs nesting 

 on all the lochs and burn sides. In 1883 a clutch of eggs was 

 brought to me from Colbost in May. In 1884 we observed 

 newly fledged birds in the middle of June. 



Totanus calidris. — Winter visitant to Duirinish; I have ob- 

 served odd birds in summer in Skye. Captain Macdonald finds 

 it very troublesome when he is stalking seals. Mr Dumville 

 Lees has kindly indicated a breeding station near Broadford. 



Totanus canescens. — Summer visitant, nesting, as recorded 

 by Mr E. Gray, near Sligachan, where eggs have been taken 

 by Angus Nicholson and Mr Eoss, and where Mr Seebohm, 

 jun., obtained downy young (Seebohm, " B. B.," vol. iii.). 

 Mr Dumville Lees shot a Greenshank near Broadford, 

 October 1885. It is on the whole a rare bird in Skye, and 

 I hope ornithologists will not come to Skye in search of it. 



Numenius phcBopus. — Periodical visitant, numerous on sea 

 lochs in May. Mr Dumville Lees writes : — " In October 

 last (1885) I saw a Whimbrel off the Irishman's point near 

 Broadford." 



